Webinar Date: Wednesday, December 12. Click here to view the recording. Webinar Description: Over the past decade, donors have commissioned scores of assessments to guide countering violent extremism (CVE) strategy and programming. The assessments have followed a number of guides and frameworks, employed different research methods, and included both desk studies and field-based research. From this […]

Author: Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies Publication Date: June 2016 Summary: The purpose of this report is to provide guidance to policy-makers and implementers of countering violent extremism (CVE) and risk reduction (RR, also referred to by others as deradicalisation) programmes. While the examples provided are mostly from Africa, Asia and […]

Author: United States Agency for International Development, Management Systems International (MSI) Publication Date: June 2008 Summary: This document outlines a methodological framework for conducting an extremism or terrorism assessment. It may be used to evaluate, and program for, a situation in which there appears to be a significant risk of violent extremism. Alternatively, it may […]

Author: Mercy Corps Summary: Mercy Corps’ Context, Conflict, and Do No Harm Analysis Worksheet is used to 1) analyze the context, including conflict dynamics that affect male and female adults and youth, and 2) explore the possible impact of an intervention to help people (disaggregated by sex and age) within those context and conflict dynamics. […]

Author: Overseas Development Institute, Department for International Development (DFID) Publication Date: February 2013 Summary:This study assesses the evidence base for how natural disasters affect conflict, how conflict affects natural disasters, and how people living in complex environments are affected by multiple risks. We also consider what can be learned from current practices to improve conflict […]

Author: Swisspeace Publication Date: April 2011 Description: The aim of this report is to contribute to a better understanding of the characteristics and dynamics of Gaza’s internal lines of tensions, as well as the patterns of interactions between international assistance and the conflict context on the ground. The bulk of information gathered for this report was collected […]

Author: Swisspeace Description: The objective of the conflict sensitivity assessment (CSA) is to summarise context- and conflict-specific information that has to be taken into consideration when designing and implementing interventions in fragile and conflict-affected contexts. This paper has a threefold objective:It explains the purpose of the conflict sensitivity assessment; It serves as an initial reflection on the […]

The Conflict 102 Workshop is a practical and highly participatory training that introduces several concepts and tools that provide insights into conflict dynamics and provide the foundation for programming that is better targeted and conflict sensitive. The training uses a variety of techniques — including video, photo montage, and music — to set the stage […]

Author: Peacebuilding Centre Publication Date: 2013 Description: This Handbook is aimed at improving the understanding and skills for conflict-sensitive programming. It will assist in preparing participants to conduct Peace and Conflict Impact Assessments, as well as to identify and design conflict sensitive options and programs. It is designed for those who wish to ensure that […]

Author: DFID Publication Date: January 2002 Description: Conflict assessment can focus on individual projects and programmes or at a strategic level to focus on a country or region. Strategic conflict assessments have now been conducted by DFID in seven countries. In each country, the approach has been to map out the conflict and current responses […]

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